Life-preserver.



E. RUSSELL.

LIFE PRESERVER.

APPLICATION FILED we. 26, 1912.

Patented Oct. 7, 1913.

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ERNESTINE RUSSELL, 0E ENID, OKLAHOMA.

v LIFE-PRESEBVER.

Specificationof Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. '7, 1913.

Application filed August 26, 1912. Serial No. 717,175.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNESTINE RUssnLL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Enid, in the county of Garfield and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Life-Preservers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawmgs.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in life preservers and having for its primary object to provide a device of this character with a plurality of water tight receptacles which are designed for holding supplies of food and water in sufficient quantities to help sustain life for a certain period of time.

A further object of the present invention is to provide means for holding the life preserver upon the body of the person which will prevent the same from turning when in the water and also to present the receptacles contained therein for available use.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists of the novel details of construction, combination, formation and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 illustrates a plan View embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the same, and Figs. 3 and 4 illustrate sections through the receptacles as removed from the life preserver.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings wherein corresponding parts are designated by like numerals throughout the several views, the numeral 1 indicates an ordinarv cork life preserver which is provided with a canvas cover 2 and having a cork filling 3.

Mounted within recesses formed within the body portion of the life preserver are a pair of elongated receptacles, indicated by the numerals 3 and 4, which have a curvature to conform with the body portion of the float. Each of these receptacles are preferably made of aluminum designed to hold supplies of food and water in suflicient quantities to help sustain the life of the person for several days. Each of the receptacles are provided with openings whereby access may be gained thereto and the receptacle 3 is provided with a threaded cap 5 adjustably mounted within the said opening and has extending therethrough an aluminum stem 6. This receptacle is designed for holding water and the stem 6 has secured thereto a flexible tubing 7 which will prevent any water from entering the receptacle and also to provide means which is easily and readily accessible to the person. The opposite receptacle is designed for holding provisions, such as hard-tack, liquid beef extract, or any other condensed food, and has a spring actuated lid 8 mounted thereupon, which is also available to the person and water tight.

The inner periphery of the life preserver is provided with diametrically oppositely disposed straps 9 through which extend a belt 10 which is provided with adjustable means so that it may be adjusted to fit the wearer. A pair of shoulder straps 11 are secured to the body portion of the preserver which will obviously prevent the same from turning or shifting when in water and also hold the food retaining receptacles to the available use of the person.

It is obvious from the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings that I have provided a life preserver which will be inexpensive in the cost of manufacture, strong, durable and eflicient when in use, and it is to be understood that other minor details of construction, changes as to form and operation, may be resorted to that come within the scope of the present invention without departing from the spirit thereof.

YVhat I claim is A life preserver comprising a cylindrical cover and a filling for the same, said filling having receptacle accommodating openings formed therein, the long edges of which correspond to the curvature of the filling and cover, food receptacles of substantially rectangular form positioned in the receptacle accommodating openings, said receptacles fitting snugly within the openings and having their long edges curved to correspond with the long edges of the openings, the upper portion of the cover covering the upper faces of the receptacles, said receptacles havserver to, prevent the same from turning ing threaded neck portions projecting upon the wearer. V r through the upper portion of the cover, caps In testimon whereof I hereunto affix my for closing the threaded neck portions prosignature in the presence of two Witnesses. jecting through the cover, a stem carried by V ERNESTINE RUSSELL one of the caps, means for" securing the life Witnesses V preserver to the body of a person, and shou1-- GUY S. MAUATT, der straps carried by the cover of the pre- J. N. KEYS.

Copies of this patent may he obtained for five cen1:s each, addressing'the Commissioner of farms,

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